| Beldanga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Beldanga Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 252,944 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Beldanga Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inMurshidabad district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 71 Beldanga Assembly constituency coversBeldanga municipality, Bhabta I, Bhabta II, Debkundu, Mirjapur II, Mahula I and Sujapur Kumarpurgram panchayats ofBeldanga Icommunity development block, and Bhakuri II, Haridasmati, Naoda Panur, Rajdharpara and Rangamati Chandpara gram panchayats ofBerhampore community development block.[1]
Beldanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 10Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Election Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beldanga | |||
| 1951 | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957[3] | |||
| 1962 | Debsaran Ghosh | Revolutionary Socialist Party[4] | |
| 1967 | A. Latif | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1969 | Muhammed Khuda Baksh | Independent[6] | |
| 1971 | Timir Baran Bhaduri | Revolutionary Socialist Party[7] | |
| 1972[8] | |||
| 1977[9] | |||
| 1982 | Nurul Islam Choudhury | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1987[11] | |||
| 1991[12] | |||
| 1996 | Timir Baran Bhaduri | Revolutionary Socialist Party[13] | |
| 2001 | Golam Kibria Mia | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2006 | Mohammad Refatullah | Revolutionary Socialist Party[15] | |
| 2011 | Sheikh Safiujjaman | Indian National Congress[16] | |
| 2016[17] | |||
| 2021[18][19] | Hasanuzzaman Sheikh | Trinamool Congress | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Hasanuzzaman Sk | 112,862 | 55.19 | ||
| BJP | Sumit Ghosh | 59,030 | 28.86 | ||
| INC | Safiujjaman Sheikh | 26,949 | 13.18 | ||
| Independent | Kajal Ghosh Biswas | 1,968 | 0.96 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,368 | 0.67 | ||
| Majority | 53,832 | 26.33 | |||
| Turnout | 2,04,511 | 80.85 | |||
| AITCgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
In the 2016 election, Sk. Shafiujjaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Golam Kibria Mia of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Seikh Safiujjaman | 87,017 | 49.43 | +4.11 | |
| AITC | Golam Kibria Mia | 56,736 | 32.23 | ||
| BJP | Alok Ghosh | 25,651 | 14.57 | +3.03 | |
| IUML | Ittefa Hossain | 2,865 | 1.63 | −4.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,229 | 1.27 | ||
| SP | Marjina Khatun | 1,552 | 0.88 | ||
| Turnout | 176,050 | 80.20 | −1.87 | ||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
In the 2011 election, Sk. Shafiujjaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Refatullah of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Seikh Safiujjaman | 67,888 | 45.32 | +0.11 | |
| RSP | Md. Refatullah | 54,005 | 36.05 | −10.23 | |
| BJP | Alok Ghosh | 17,282 | 11.54 | ||
| IUML | Abul Hossain | 8,693 | 5.80 | ||
| JD(U) | Masah Gulashunnaher Banu | 1,943 | 1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 149,811 | 82.07 | |||
| INCgain fromRSP | Swing | +10.34 | |||
In the2006 state assembly elections[15] Md. Refatullah ofRSP won the Beldanga assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Golam Kibria Mia ofCongress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Golam Kibria Mia of Congress defeated Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP in 2001.[14] Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP defeated Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress in 1996.[13] Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress defeated Sk. Nowshad Ali of RSP in 1991[12] and 1987,[11] and Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP in 1982.[10] Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP defeated Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress in 1977.[9][21]
Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Muhammed Khuda Baksh, Independent, won in 1969.[6] A. Latif of Congress won in 1967.[5] Debsaran Ghosh of RSP won in1962.[4] Parimal Ghosh of Congress won from the Beldanga seat in1957[3] and inindependent India's first election in 1951.[2]